Reversible tie construction



April 21, 1970 A. SANTONA REVERSIBLE TIE CONSTRUCTION 2 Sheet-Sheet- 1 Filed March 26, 1969 INVENTOR ALDO SANTO NA ATTORNEY April 21, 1970 A. SANTONA REVERSIBLE TIE CONSTRUCTION 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 26, 1969 ATTORNEY United States Patent OfiFice 3,506,978 Patented Apr. 21, 1970 US. Cl. 2-150 5 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The disclosure of the present invention relates to a reversible tie construction in which there are separable portions, including a neck encircling portion and a tie portion. The neck encircling portion is held together by means of a loop and tongue connection, whereas the t e portion is looped over the encircling neck portion and is held in position by means of an encircling metal, plastic or other connection which will hold a knot in adjusted position. The tie itself is reversible and a wide variety of depending tie portions may be utilized in connection with the encircling neck portion. The clip may be permanently mounted upon a sliding member upon the neck encircling portion attached thereto by a chain and with an encircling U-shaped member having ornamental ends which will clip around the tie with the ends facing forwardly.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a two-part tie construction, particularly one in which the neck encircling portion and the depending front portion are detachably secured together.

It is among the objects of the present invention to provide a novel tie construction in which the neck encircling portion and the depending tie portion are separable and may be independently used with the tie being readily reversible and being subject to replacement without change of the neck portion. I

Another object of the present invention is to provide a tie construction in which the tie may be worn for a long period of time without undue wear and tear and in which the tie may be readily adjusted to give a welldressed and smart appearance without the necessity of tying or wrapping operations and without the necessity of crushing or cumpling any portion of the tie construction.

Another object is to provide a tie construction in which the large number of depending reversible tie or depending members may be associated with a single neck encircling portion with changes being made to suit the taste of the wearer or to match the style of the clothing, shirt or coat as the cast may be.

Still further obejcts and advantages will appear in the more detailed description set forth below, it being understood, however, that this more detailed description is given by way of illustration and explanation only and not by way of limitation, since various changes therein may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

In accomplishing the above objects it has been found most suitable according to one embodiment of the present invention to provide a neck encircling member having an adjustment end portion which'may consist of a metal loop and insert or which may also have an adjustable hook and eye or snap fastening construction. On this portion of the tie there is positioned a slip member consisting of an inverted folded-over relatively stilf U-shaped portion which may slide upon the neck encircling portion and carry an attachment clip.

This clip may be fastened to one end of the U-shaped member and have at its lower end an inverted U-shaped metal clip or ornamental device. The tie portion itself consists of a fabric of suflicient thickness and weight to constitute a satisfactory tie and it is readily reversible so that either side may be employed.

The tie fabrics may be widely varied, and, although they may match the neck encircling portion, this is not necessary. The U-shaped sliding member, which usually has a stiif body, is desirably closed at its lower end so that it cannot be moved off the neck encircling portion except by sliding to the end of the neck encircling portion.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS With the foregoing and other objects in view, the in vention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

FIG. 1 is a side separated elevational view, showing the three parts of the tie construction, including the neck encircling band, the U-shaped sliding enclosure and the depending front tie portion.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view, showing the tie in position around and on the neck of the wearer, with the collar and shoulders of the wearer indicated in dot and dash lines.

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view on the line 33 of FIG. 2, upon an enlarged scale as compared to FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary vertical transverse sectional view upon the line 44 of FIG. 2, showing the tie assembly at the knot portion.

FIG. 5 is a transverse vertical sectional view upon the line 5-5 of FIG. 2, showing the connection between the knot of the tie and the neck band, upon an enlarged scale as compared to FIG. 2.

FIG. 6 is a transverse horizontal fragmentary sectional view taken upon the line 6-6 of FIG. 2 and looking downwardly, showing the clip member is position, upon an enlarged scale as compared to FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown separated the neck enclosing band A, the inverted U-shaped slider B having a chain attachment C to the inverted U-shaped clasp D and the reversible tie E. The neck encircling band may be of a double fabric of the same design or similar conforming design to the fabric cover of the element B and the depending necktie portion E. One end desirably has a loop 20, which may be of a non-tarnishable metal, such as silver, nickel or copper, through which the end 21 glaey b; inserted and folded back, as indicated at 22 in Thus the portion 23 of the loop 20 will be held in position inside of the folded portion 22. The other side 24 of the loop 20 will be held in position by the folded back portion 25 of the encircling strap or neck encircling portion A and it may be fastened by stitching at 26 and 27. The end 21 does not necessarily need to receive any fastening members, but, if desired, there may be provided an eyelet 28 which can snap on to the projecting connections 29, 30, 31 or 32, depending upon the neck size.

The sliding member B has a top fiat portion 40 which is as wide as the knot of the tie and has the depending side edges 41 and a lower depending pointed portion 42, which at its lower portion is attached so that the front 3 and back of the device is connected at the lowermost portion 42.

This element B is of inverted U-shape and may have internally a reinforcing stiff member of plastic, stiff paper or even light-weight metal. The flexible chain C is connected to the U-shaped member B at 43 and at its other end 44 is connected to the U shaped clip 45 having the end knobs 46. The depending tie portion itself E may be of different designs on opposite sides or have the same design and it is reversible and has a narrow width portion at 50, the width of which is the same as the width of the edge 40 of the element B, and it has a short depend ing portion 51 terminating in the point 52 and a long depending portion 53 terminating in the point 54.

As shown in FIG. 2, the neck enclosing portion fits under the collar 55 of a shirt 56 and the narrow portion 50 will loop over and conceal the element B upon the neck band A. The loop 20 will be at the rear of the neck or at the rear of the covering collar, as indicated at 57. The clip member D will engage the tie, as indicated, with the ornamental knobs projecting forwardly and holding the knot in posit-ion.

Referring to FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, the neck encircling portion A may be of one-, two-, or multiply, and it desirably may conform in decorative effect to the depending portion E, although this is not necessary. The sliding U-shaped member B may have an inside ply 60 and an outside ply 61, which cover the internal stiffening element 62.

This stiffening element may terminate at the rear at 63 above its front terminating edge '64. (See FIG. 4.) The fabric covering the stiffening element 62 is stitched together as indicated at 65. The loop 66 attaching the chain C may be positioned at one side of the covered element, as shown in FIG. 5.

The tie fabric itself will be clinched by the clip D, as shown in FIG. 6, and the edges of the tie will be turned inwardly toward each other by this clamping r clipping effect, as indicated in FIG. at 70 and 71 and 72 and 73.

In assembly, the member B is slipped upon the neck encircling portion A and the tie is then placed over the sliding member B and the clip D is then placed in position as indicated in FIG. 2. This may be done either while the neck band is in position around the neck or before attachment of the neck band. For disassembly or reversal of the tie, the knot portion at 50 is released from the clip D and then a new or different tie may be placed in position or the tie E may be reversed. The

assembly or disassembly is most convenient and readily done and a wide variety of tie forms may be utilized.

As many changes could be made in the above reversible tie construction, and many Widely different embodiments of this invention could be made, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, what is claimed is:

1. A reversible detachable tie assembly comprising an adjustable neck band placed under the collar of a shirt, an inverted U-shaped slider fitted onto and sliding along said neck band placed at the point of the collar of the shirt, a U-shaped clip attached to said U-shaped slider and flexible connection extending between said U-shaped slider and said clip and a reversible elongated necktie having a reduced width knot portion and short and long back and front depending portions, said reduced width portion extending over and covering said slider, and said clip engaging and clamping said reduced Width knot portion, thus forming a knot.

2. The assembly of claim 1, said neck band having a loop at one end thereof and the other end of the neck band fitting adjustably through said loop.

3. The assembly of claim 1, said neck band having a loop at one end thereof and the other end of the neck band fitting adjustably through said loop, said loop having a plurality of fasteners to enable adjustment of the length of the neck band.

4. The assembly of claim 1, said slider having a top straight edge as wide as the reduced width knot portion and having an attachment at its lower ends so that it will be firmly held upon the neck band while sliding thereon.

'5. The assembly of claim 1, said U-shaped clip having a base attached to said flexible connection and curved side arms terminating in decorative know portions to extend forwardly around the knot of the tie.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,560,668 11/1925 Delamar 2156 2,874,386 2/1959 Loomis 2--15O 3,129,433 4/1964 Cosgrove 2,

PATRICK D. LAWSON, Primary Examiner US. Cl. X.R. 2156 

